[W126 Coupe] Thanks for the diagram

[Mister McGoo]

Whoa!  OK, you're giving some additional information here.  Looks like someone has been "working" on this electrical system before... some lights working, some poorly and some not at all..... and on both sides.   " The voltage on the passenger side of the car are different than those on the driver's side. "  How can the voltage be "different"?  Adding a new ground to a light shouldn't cause the light to not work (unless now you have no ground at all).  Something else is happening here.  Could be indeed that you need a complete new (european) light switch.
-Bellamy

 


From: calvinyoung at cox.net
To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:30:06 -0500
Subject: [W126 Coupe] Thanks for the diagram





Thanks for the diagram, it came through fine.  I will appreciate some help in reading it.  Is there someone I can call?
 
I was trained in electronics, but auto wiring diagrams follow their own convention that I always have found somewhat confusing.  This will be a challenge as I have a euro and the light switch is very different.  Fortunately, that part of the operation is working fine.  The euro cars can independently turn on the left or right side of the  parking lights,  This is working fine even though I find no reason ever to use this feature.  
 
There are some strange things going on in this car.  The voltage on the passenger side of the car are different than those on the driver's side.  The passenger side fog light works after I fooled around and then stopped working.  The fog lights on the drivers side has not worked so far.  
 
I put on a second gound to the passenger light and the light stopped working entirely.
 
The voltages are negative as well.  Very strange.
 
Cal 
 
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Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 21:44:36 -0600
From: Dan Landiss <dan at landiss.com>
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] rewiring the lights on my 83 380SEC Euro
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Cc: calvin young <calvinyoung at cox.net>
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This may be a blind alley since it may only cover the North American 
models -- but see if the attached schematic helps. (LIST: this is a 
220KB file so it might not make it to the list, but Calvin should get 
his copy.)
 
on 2/27/2011 6:47 PM calvin young wrote:

> Hi Guys,

> I need to rewire the passenger head light on the 83 380 EURO SEC.

 
 
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